Creel.



J. P. GRONIN.

OREBL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 19.11.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

INVENTOR, John P. CY cmnw,

WITNESSES ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANOGRM M c UNI ED sT TEs PATENT OFFICE JOHN P. CRONIN, OF IPA'IERSON, NEW JERSEY.

CREEL.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. CRoNIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in' the county of Passaic and State of New 'Jersey,'have invented certain. new

and useful Improvements in Creels, of which the following is a specification.

The invent-ion relates to creels for supporting the spools from which the threads are supplied to a warping machine in the operation of preparing warps for looms, and it consists in certain improvements in such apparatus designed to effect a relative movement between the threads and the reed of the creel with a view to prevent the threads wearing nicks or grooves in the reed dents.

At present the relative movement referred to is obtained either through a transmission mechanism connecting the movable reed of the creel with some moving part of the warping machine or by manually operating a crank or similar device from time to time. Both of these expedients are unreli able: the first because,inasmuch as the creel has to be advanced step by step transversely of the warping machine in the laying on of the successive sections of warp, it is practically impossible to provide a reliable transmission mechanism for effecting the movements of the reed associated, as said mechanism must be, with an apparatus (the creel) which, being portable, is not always the same distance from the warping machine; and the second, because the attendant frequently forgets to operate it.

Referring to my invention, the part to be moved to effect the relative movement between the reed and warp threads is connected by suitable transmission mechanism with a roller or rollers serving to support the creel. Inasmuch as, therefore, the creel must be moved transversely of the warping machine at definite intervals in the operation of warping, when such movement occurs the roller referred to rotates and transmits movement to the part to be moved; in this way the movement is accomplished with certainty at definite intervals.

' In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a side elevation of a creel provided with my improvement; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the said creel;and, Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing a detail of the invention.

a is a creel of usual construction provided with skewers b to receive the spools c Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 24, 1911.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

Serial No. 640,071.

from which the warp threads are taken n the operation of warping. The creel is supported on rollers (Z all journaled on fixed parallel axes. On the top of the horizontal bar 6 at the upper part of the creel, and suitably secured to the top face thereof, are the brackets Each bracket includes an upstanding arm 9 formed with a loop h, and, back of said arm, an upstanding fork 2'. The brackets are so disposed on the bar e that the several loops it and forks i are alined with each other. The loops h support the usual glass bar 7' over which the threads A extend on their way from the spools to the warping machine. The several forks receive and form guides for the reed 70 which is vertically movable therein, although it is held against lateral or end wise movement by the stops Z abutting against relatively opposite sides of the brackets f (Fig. 2). The two rollers (Z at the back of the creel are connected by a connecting rod m, its ends being attached to suitable pivots n on the rollers.

0 denotes parallel pitmen pivotally connecting the rod on and the reed, the ends of said pitmen being attached to suitable pivotmg devices 7) and Q on the reed and rod m, respectively.

In view of the foregoing it will be seen that each time the creel is moved motion is transmitted from the rollers (Z to the reed, so that the position thereof relatively to the threads A is constantly undergoing change; that, moreover, by the employment of the connecting rods and the parallel pitmen, the reed is kept at all times true, that is perfectly horizontal.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2- 1. In combination, with a creel and a sup porting roller thereof, a reed member and a thread supporting member arranged in the creel and one being movable therein substantially in the direction of the length of the reed dents, and means, connecting said movable member with the roller, for trans mitting movement to the movablemember from the roller upon movement of the creel, substantially as described.

2. In combination, with a creel and two supporting rollers therefor, a reed member and a thread supporting member arranged in the creel and one being movable therein substantially in the direction of the length copies of this patent may be obtained for tures of said arms, a reed vertically movable in said forks, and means, connecting the reed with the roller, for transmitting movement to the reed from the roller upon movement of the creel, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

' JOHN P. CRONIN. Witnesses:

JOHN W. STEWARD, EDMUND B. RANDALL.

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